My source in Florida for NIP has retired. Looking for new sources. What I see on Esty appears to be poorly cut (knots not centered on the blank) and inadequately sealed. Looking for blanks 12” across and larger. 
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Norfolk Island Pine
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Can’t help and would love to know. Was buying them from woodturningblanks4u and that site doesn’t exist now—shipping was more costly than the blanks.
Same people I bought from. He knew his stuff. Would like a company as good. Agree on shipping costs but it is part of the process.
Didn’t know he retired. I had pushed him without success to use Pirate Ship for cheaper shipping. Figured that was holding sales down. Slowed me down for sure.
You can try and contact Pete at Viable Lumber. I visited his place a few years ago on a trip to St Pete, FL. Brought back a small pickup load of camphor, rosewood, norfolg, and red eucalyptus. A couple years ago I ordered and he shipped some monkeypod to me. Shipping at the time wasn't cheap due to the weight and shipping to northern Indiana. But I made two big urns from it for some family members.
I haven't needed needed anything from him in a while so I don't know if he still ships or not. I don't know if he still does Symposiums, but my understanding is he used to take wood as a vendor to them. While walking through his warehouse with him he said he didn't have a lot of free time for turning he did have a PM3520B in his warehouse.
www.viablelumber.com
Good luck!
Ricc
I haven't needed needed anything from him in a while so I don't know if he still ships or not. I don't know if he still does Symposiums, but my understanding is he used to take wood as a vendor to them. While walking through his warehouse with him he said he didn't have a lot of free time for turning he did have a PM3520B in his warehouse.
Viable Lumber
Viable Lumber salvages urban trees in central Florida and gives them a second life as art, bowls, furniture, custom woodwork, live-edge slabs, bar tops, musical instruments and more.
www.viablelumber.com
Good luck!
Ricc
While we grow NP all down the coast its rarely cut down, so its quite rare for wood turners to find blanks. I have only come across it a couple of times in 20 years